I did not mean to be snarky. But still, the proposition that a railroad bankruptcy “led to world war” (direct quote from the article) 40 years later is ridiculous.
We just don’t want denunciatory rhetoric like “is where I stopped reading” or “this guy should re-read what he puts out” or “ridiculous”. If someone is wrong just point out where they’re wrong. Educate us, don’t fulminate.
He was referencing a book that made that case if you "squint". If you read that as actually a serious "this caused world war 1" statement rather than. This looks to have gotten some dominoes rolling that may have contributed to WW1 then that says more about you than it does about the article itself.
Re: "This looks to have gotten some dominoes rolling that may have contributed to WW1 " - people who believe this should read some history about beginning of WW1. I recommend starting with "The Guns of August".
> Blaming some railroad bankruptcy for starting WW1 is where I stopped reading.
What a weird reason to stop reading an article.
I am assuming the rest of article is as well researched as the, rather long and incredibly incorrect, introduction.